Fifa president Gianni Infantino is fighting to save his job. AFPShow caption: Fifa president Gianni Infantino is fighting to save his job.…European governing body issues fresh statement a day after Fifa claimed organisation was united behind embattled presidentUefa has reiterated its threat to boycott Fifa competitions if Gianni Infantino remains president of the beleaguered world governing body. Infantino apologised to Fifa's senior leadership at a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday. A press release was later sent out admitting "errors" but stating that the organisation was united behind Infantino's continued presidency. The Swiss-Italian's current term runs until March 2027, when a new vote is scheduled to take place at the annual Fifa Congress, again to be held in Rabat.Infantino is scrambling to save his job following severe criticism of his proposal to create a commercial rights entity handling Fifa competitions – including the World Cup – and to sell 20 per cent of it to private investors. The deal was expected to raise about $4.2 billion, but was almost immediately withdrawn after a backlash from the wider football family. Leading the way was Uefa, which said it had lost faith in Infantino's leadership and threatened a boycott of Fifa competitions. On Thursday, the European governing body issued another statement insisting that nothing had changed. “Uefa’s associations were very clear about the conditions attached to their non participation in Fifa competitions,” the statement said. “First, the proposals to sell off the major competitions had to be withdrawn and secondly, assurances have to be made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again.“These conditions have not been met. In addition, Uefa made it abundantly clear in its statement on Saturday that it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino’s presidency. That position holds.“Yesterday’s announcement that some people employed by the Fifa President (and whose careers depend on his favour) agree with him changes nothing.”Updated: August 06, 2026, 2:16 PM